Sentences with phrase «cent of the public say»

54 per cent of the public say they trust businesses more than politicians; just 8 per cent say they trust politicians more than business.

In a recent ComRes poll conducted exclusively for Total Politics, fully 50 per cent of the public said the Lib Dems «seem to have almost no influence over government policy» and only one - third disagreed.

A survey yesterday saw 56 per cent of the public say they were not following the controversy closely enough to form a view.

Not exact matches

Tang said the wealth gap was actually widening at a slower pace compared with a rise of 0.004 between 2006 and 2011, thanks to the government's increased efforts to help the impoverished, including an increase of over 40 per cent in welfare spending on public housing and medical benefits for the poor.

«Importantly, we also funded around 24,000 public hospital admissions at a cost of almost $ 39 million up 5.9 per cent on 1H17,» he said.

Listen I keep seeing bumper stickers like «you can't be both Catholic and pro-choice» these are not reflective of my faith, theser are slogans made for propaganda, I have 2 beautiful children and I have never been on a position where abortion could even play a part, but it is a legal option to the public at large; this being said even the bible calls for us to be good citizens, and to obey the law, I believe that this is a matter that belongs with the family and not the state; no matter how we criminalize abortion, they will not stop, but people will go under - ground and more fatalities will occur, I rather see the government placing incentives on more conseling for these expectant mothers and more outreach done at church levels, to reduce the debate to a single slogan is dangerous and will not accomplish the ultimately goal of preventing abortions my two humble cents

«I'm thankful for this reversal and pray for the day soon when abortion providers would not operate on any cent of public money,» Moore said in written comments for Baptist Press.

nice to see you crawl out of your hole just in time to offer your 2 cents worth once again... unlike yourself I started following this team long before Wenger arrived on the scene and will continue to do so long after he's gone... in his earlier years I admired the cerebral elements he brought to the EPL, which at that point was more brutish than beautiful, and I respected the seemingly tireless efforts of Arsene, Dein & staff to uncover and develop talent without sacrificing the product on the field... likewise I appreciated that such a youthful manager wasn't afraid to bring strong personalities and / or world - class players into the fold without being fearful of how said players would potentially undermine and / or dilute his authority... unfortunately this all changed about 10 years ago and culminated in the removal of all our greatest players, both young and old, without any real replacements coming in... from Henry to RVP to Fabergas and Nasri, it was easy to see that this club was no longer interested in competing at the highest levels... instead of being honest, minus the ridiculous claims regarding the new stadium, Wenger chose to side with management and in doing so became the «front man» for this corporation pretending to be a world - class soccer club... without the «front man» this organization would have been exposed numerous years earlier, so his presence was imperative if the facade was to continue... it's for this reason and more that I despise what this once great man and Kroenke has done to my beloved club... the gutless, shameful and manipulative way they have treated the fans, like myself, is largely indefensible and this is why I felt it necessary to start offering my opinion in a public format... trust me, I resisted the temptation for many years but as long as the same shit continues to exist I will voice my opinions and if you don't like it maybe you should look for a different team to pretend to follow

Rachel Dawson, Otley, Yorkshire, UK Photo: Courtesy Christina Simantiri My baby had lost nine per cent of his birth weight by day three... I want to say a very public thank - you to Becky, Ruth, Suzanne, and Amanda for helping me discover breastfeeding solutions to breastfeeding problems.

Briefing the media in Accra on Thursday, the Public Relations Officer of the Accra Regional Police Command, Assistant Superintendent of Police (ASP) Mrs Effia Tenge, said two of the suspect's victims claimed he had defrauded them to the tune of GH cents 12,600.

Similarly, two thirds of the public say that businesses are more in touch with the public than politicians are, while just 9 per cent say the opposite.

The research also found 16 % of members of the general public saying the change made it more likely they would back Miliband at the 2015 general election, compared to just four per cent who said otherwise.

Caveating his concerns, the man of God said his comments should not be misinterpreted as an endorsement of corruption or wrongdoing, but rather a warning about the destruction of the private sector which has the potential of providing jobs for over 95 per cent of employable graduates and secondary school leavers, since, according to him, the public and civil service has room for just about five per cent of all employable Ghanaians.

The Alliance says those appearing in the list received a pay increase of 4.6 per cent, over double the government's target for public sector wage inflation.

Eighty - six per cent of members of the public say it is possible to be tolerant of the rights of others while being protective of the «traditional rights of many» at the same time, Widdecombe argued.

Government reforms have reduced the average value of public sector pension schemes by around three per cent, from 24 per cent to 21 per cent of salary, the Pensions Policy Institute (PP) has said.

His recent public spats with teaching unions and Ofsted appear to have damaged the education secretary with 57 % per cent of all voters now say he is doing a bad job with just 21 % saying he is doing well.

A report published today by the Commons» public accounts committee says the 40 per cent figure goes beyond acceptable levels of turnover in the labour market.

The court said there was a miscarriage of justice when an Accra Fast Track High Court on June 18.2008, found him guilty on three counts of wilfully causing financial loss of GH cents 230,000 to the state and another count of misapplying public property.

Eighty - six per cent of Corbynites said they strongly backed wholesale nationalisation, compared to just 31 % of the general public.

GMB general secretary Paul Kenny said the claim was unacceptable at a time when thousands of public sector workers were having pay rises capped at three per cent.

However, a Home Office spokeswoman rejected the criticism, saying that 97 per cent of registered workers were in full - time work and therefore were contributing to the UK economy, not putting extra strain on public services.

The pan-northern socio - political organisation, through its National Publicity Secretary, Muhammadu Ibrahim, argued that the bloated allowances of public officers, which he said accounted for 40 per cent of the national budget, should be converted to capital allocation to boost the economy.

In addition, 80 per cent of those questioned said they were satisfied with their GP while the public perception of A&E and outpatient services in hospitals has risen over the past decade as spending tripled under Labour.

«About 20 per cent of public sector investment is actually invested directly in the public sector and large proportions of public sector budgets go on employing public servants to deliver vital frontline services,» said Nicola Smith, senior policy officer at the TUC.

UQ School of Public Health researcher Dr Mark Jones said women over 75 faced a 33 per cent higher chance of developing diabetes if they were taking statins.

Professor Alastair Lewis, from York's Wolfson Atmospheric Chemistry Laboratories and the National Centre for Atmospheric Science, said: «Over 40 per cent of children have at least one smoking parent and whereas there is a general public awareness about the harms of second hand smoke, there is little knowledge about the dangers of third hand smoke.

«Private and public spending for medications is 75 per cent more per person in Quebec compared to countries with universal pharmacare,» said Marc - André Gagnon, a professor at the school of public policy and administration at Carleton University.

«Hamilton has extensive health and social services but 40 per cent of respondents felt their access to health care was either fair or poor,» said Dr. Firestone, who holds a PhD in public health.

Dr Rebecca Ghosh, co-author of the study from the School of Public Health at Imperial, said «Putting this in context, an individual who lived in a higher polluted area in 1971 had a 14 per cent higher risk of dying in 2002 to 2009 than someone who had lived in a lower polluted area.

Bloom's colleague Bill Jacobs says that despite having sequenced 60 per cent of M. leprae, GTC has only deposited half of this on the public database.

Behaviour on social networks The EU Kids Online report said that 59 per cent of 9 - 16 year olds have social networking sites (and 49 per cent of 11 to 12 year olds) and of those, 26 per cent have public profiles so that anyone can see their personal information.

Public affairs advisor for the British Red Cross said: «Only 7 per cent of the UK population has the skills and confidence to carry - out basic first aid in an emergency.

It shows that only one per cent of the public find education as an important issue in Britain and nearly half of those (46 per cent) quizzed last month said NHS was one of the most important issues.

But autistic people and families say that knowing there's something called autism doesn't mean they are understood — 87 per cent of them say the public don't understand autism in a meaningful way.

In a recent public address at Brookings, Senator Kirsten Gillibrand said that «On average, a woman earns 77 cents on every dollar a man earns and even less for women of color.

A Department of Education spokesperson said: «We recognise and value the hard work of teachers which is why we have accepted the pay deal proposed by the independent School Teachers» Review Body, in line with the 1 per cent public sector pay policy.

It says around 82 per cent of users are students from public schools.

The department shall determine and make available to the public a list of the school districts in said lowest 10 per cent.

It is disconcerting that only a small percentage of the general public (24 per cent) would report these incidents to the police, and that 53 per cent said they would do nothing.

In a survey of 2,000 members of the public by Cats Protection, more than 70 per cent said they wouldn't have a favourite colour if they chose to adopt a cat.

As someone who works to communicate climate change to the public, I'm afraid over 99 per cent of the public wouldn't be able to make heads or tails of this — even some of your sophisticated readers say so in the comments above.

Of those 48 that referenced him, 80 per cent said they thought that Dawkins misrepresents science and scientists in his books and public speeches, according to the study by Rice University, Texas.

Though money was the main public focus of the lawyers» contract demands (a pay increase of 10 per cent over four years, the same conditions an arbitrator awarded Quebec's 450 Crown counsel), Dion says the real driver that triggered the civil lawyers» strike on Oct. 24, 2016 — and fuelled their desire to stay out even after the LANEQ's war chest was depleted and many members were in dire personal financial straits — was their indignation over the government's refusal to grant them the same right to a binding arbitration process in exchange for the right to strike as they did to the province's 450 - member Crown attorneys» union (the Association des procureurs aux poursuites criminelles et pénales).

And Dr. Tom Elliott, of Vancouver, went public with his concerns, saying his electronic records software met more than 95 per cent of the bid guidelines but didn't make the shortlist.

Experts say policy premia of public sector companies have increased 14 per cent in 2013, compared to 2012.

Mikaela Kiner, Founder / CEO of UniquelyHR, says that «first time professionals may also seek training in topics around workplace etiquette to help them get familiar with what's expected in a work environment,» while Devay Campbell, Career Coach at Career 2 Cents, believes that «taking a public speaking course or joining Toastmasters is helpful to develop oral communication skills» and taking a creative writing course and reading often can help with written communication.

It includes a commitment to continue directing five per cent of its annual budget to Indigenous research and notes that community consultations viewed public health issues rather than medical advances «as particularly important», it says.

Even when asked to consider the city's budget shortfall, the public's support remains very strong, with 68 per cent indicating that city council should follow through with the repeal of the tax, TREB says.

What the short memory of the public doesn't recall and what the statistics don't say is that the market was dead last month, and the 30 per cent increase amounts to nothing more than the first weak signs of life.